Product Details

• Actors: Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas, Bernadette Peters, Rory Culkin, Cameron Douglas
• Directors: Fred Schepisi
• Writers: Jesse Wigutow
• Producers: Michael Douglas, Fred Schepisi, Jesse Wigutow, Joel Douglas, Kerry Orent
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English, Hebrew, Spanish
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
• VHS Release Date: June 8, 2004
• Run Time: 109 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000AZT1E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,065 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good cast/mediocre movie, October 26, 2003

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Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Runs in the Family (DVD)

With Kirk and Michael Douglas leading the cast in a movie, it should have turned out much better than it did. They star as two of three generations of highly unlikeable men who are self-centered, self-indulgent and critical of everyone else. The best scenes do occur between father and son, but there are not enough of them to raise the level of this movie to more than just average. Their long-suffering wives are played by
Bernadette Peters and Kirk's real ex-wife, and are the only likeable ones in the picture. It's too bad that the Douglas talents are not used to better advantage, but they are limited by a weak script that cannot be propped up by acting talent. Better luck next time!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Watch it, you might as well..., January 7, 2004

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K. Aspelund "." (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: It Runs in the Family (DVD)

"It runs in the family" is a good movie, not a great movie, but a good movie. It traces the love lives of 3 generations of one family through four different story lines. From grand parents, to Parents, to two Grandchildren. The movie drags at times, and the storyline is full of holes. The problem with the movie is that they chose to cut away from the relationships of each pair in the movie and go with something a little too off beat (for example: Mike douglas' pro bono case at his firm), that really did nothing for the over-all story. The best scenes of the movie come from the parts with Kirk Douglas and his amazingly beautiful (ex-real-life) wife Diane. And the scenes between Mike Douglas and Bernadette Peters. We all know most of the other actors abilities, but I think Diane deserves special honors...she was terrific...and Bernadette Peters, whom I feel is one of the most underrated actresses we have, and i hope we see more of her on screen, she is absolutely breathtaking. But, unfortunately, these are the only good points about hte movie...almost all the scenes with the younger generations are pretty bad...i dont know who did research for the script, but I'm not sure if college life was acurately portrayed. Plus, the performances were bad with the younger generations...except for Rory culkin...he was all right. So, the point is, it is a movie that tries to be "Terms of Endearment", it just has lots of meaningless and pointless scenes, and introduces odd characters (like Malik). Look for the very nice scene towards the beginnning of the movie when the family shares in passover...It feels very impromptu and has some great moments from all actors. Also the scene where Mike Douglas and Bernadette Peters exchange anniversary gifts. I love Bernadette Peters.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this movie cracks me up!, September 30, 2010

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lizzie liz "liz" - See all my reviews

This review is from: It Runs in the Family (DVD)

this movie is awesome. If you have a close knit family you will probably like it. Its right up there with "my big fat greek wedding" and "while you were sleeping". Its just real family drama for 3 generations. My favorite part is when they are fishing, like the cover shows. 1st and 3rd generation are awesome. And the little brother make this movie. Just buy it used and its worth the money for this oldie but goodie.